Snare for drums.



M. W. WHEELER.

SNARE FOR DRUMS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-1511916.

1,207,825. Patented Dec.12,1916.

MOULTON W. WHEELER, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

SNARE FOR DRUMS.

Application filed August 15, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MoUL'roN W. \VHEELER,citizen of the United States, residing at 3826 Seventh street, SanDiego, in the county of SanDiego and State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Snares for Drums, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to snares for drums and it has for its object theprovision of a simple, inexpensive and improved article of this nature.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of a drum having myimproved snare applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an underside view of one endof the snare and, Fig. 3 is anedge view of one end of the snare.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing 5 designates the body of the drum and 6 thelower head thereof.

My improved snare comprises a plurality of strands of spirally woundwire 7 of the usual and well-known form. These strands are brazed,soldered, welded or otherwise secured at their opposite ends to theplates 8 and 9. These plates are provided with angularly disposed,transversely slotted ends 10 and 11 and the slots of these ends receivenon-elastic loops 12 of tape. These tape loops extend over the edges ofthe head6 of the drum and attached to any suitable type of strainingdevices, not shown, said straining devices forming no part of theinvention. It is to be understood that any suitable type of strainer maybe employed. By elf-setting the ends of the plates 8 and 9, the loopsare brought substantially into the plane of the wires 7.

A snare constructed in accordance with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Serial No. 115,018.

the present invention has the advantage that all of the snares arestretched uniform and the operation of a single strainer imparts thedesired tension to all of the wires or strands 7 at one time. The tapeloops easily adjust themselves to the edge of the shell of the drum, themetal strands 7 not being required to be bent over the edge of the shellor over the edge of the head 6 as is the case in some type of snares.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the preciseconstruction set forth but that it includes within its purview whateverchanges as fairly come within the spirit of the appended claims.

I-Iaving described my invention What I claim is: I

1. A snare for drums comprising a plurality of side by side metallicstrands of like length, a pair of transversely slotted plates to whichsaid strands are fixedly secured and non-elastic straining loops passingthrough the slots of said plates, the combined length of the strands andthe plates being less than the diameter of the drum head upon which thesnare is used.

2. A snare for drums comprising a plurality of strands, plates to whichsaid strands are fixedly secured and straining loops connected to saidplates, said strands being of such length that the plates lie adjacentto the surface of the head of the drum when the device is in use and thetape loops extend over the edges of the head of the drum.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MOULTON WV. WHEELER. lVitnesses C. E. CURRAN, Tnnnon STEVENS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

